# Is "Man of Nazareth" by Anthony Burgess a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Man of Nazareth by Anthony Burgess (McGraw-Hill, 1979) is identified by: First US edition, McGraw-Hill hardcover, 1979 (357 pp., ISBN 0-07-008962-0). US McGraw-Hill hardcover is the true first edition; the contemporaneous UK Magnum issue was a paperback original, not a hardcover first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First US edition, McGraw-Hill hardcover, 1979 (357 pp., ISBN 0-07-008962-0)
- A novelization developed from Burgess's screenplay for Franco Zeffirelli's television film Jesus of Nazareth
- The US McGraw-Hill hardcover is the true first; the UK Magnum issue of 1979 was a paperback
- Publisher imprint reads McGraw-Hill
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Anthony Burgess |
| Publisher | McGraw-Hill |
| Year | 1979 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First US edition, McGraw-Hill hardcover, 1979 (357 pp., ISBN 0-07-008962-0) |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
First US edition, McGraw-Hill hardcover, 1979 (357 pp., ISBN 0-07-008962-0). A novelization developed from Burgess's screenplay for Franco Zeffirelli's television film Jesus of Nazareth. The US McGraw-Hill hardcover is the true first; the UK Magnum issue of 1979 was a paperback.

## Is this the true first?
US McGraw-Hill hardcover is the true first edition; the contemporaneous UK Magnum issue was a paperback original, not a hardcover first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club edition.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Man of Nazareth* by Anthony Burgess a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/man-of-nazareth
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-04.